I have been making cards from as young as I was able to do craft! It has always been something I’ve loved to do.
One of my first primary school business ventures was making cards and selling them to my Uncle (bless him) to hand out to family members each month. I look back now and laugh because I think I increased the price from $3 to $5 and he still supported me! Some were hand made and I then went on to using a computer program to design and write my own cards.
In high school I went back to basics and started crafting them again and sold them at a car boot sale. I convinced some of my friends to join in the fun and they made friendship bracelets and pencil toppers to sell out of my mums boot on the day. We had a blast and my mum was always completely supportive of all my ventures! I spent so many hours creating and was so passionate that I even applied to have my own craft stall at a market but I never followed through….
Living in Sydney (many years ago) I worked with a beautiful lady who was a scrap booking genius! She was super talented and she had me and one of our other co workers over for a crafternoon making Christmas cards one weekend and it reignited my passion to create yet I still don’t seem to make the time for it!
Thankfully my mini’s LOVE to create! We make a lot of mess and there are no rules (I just offer some ideas and encourage them to fill up the blank spaces to make it even more colourful!) Word of warning is that if you’re using PVA/glitter glue with little ones – you will probably want to be in charge because mine like to use the whole bottle in one spot on the card! Wet wipes are always handy to have close by!
Happy crafting! x
You will need:
- Paper/Blank cards Source from Spotlight
- Craft supplies
Some ideas of craft supplies we use are:
- Glitter glue
- Sequins
- Paper cutters
- Coloured paper
- Scissors/Patter scissors
- PVA/Glue stick
- Foam shapes
- Pompoms
- Coloured icy pole sticks/match sticks
- Coloured feathers
- Stickers
BEAUTIQUELY ME 